The Congress of El Salvador on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform introducing life sentences for individuals convicted of murder, rape, and terrorism.
The local newspaper La Prensa Gráfica reports the Salvadoran parliament — overwhelmingly controlled by members of President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas (NI) party — approved a constitutional amendment modifying paragraph 2 of Article 27 of El Salvador’s constitution, which prohibits life sentences and other specific types of punishment.
The reform, which must now be ratified by the Congress’ Political Commission on Wednesday, was presented to Congress by Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro…
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